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72 OSHA severe injury reports matching "Department of Veterans Affairs".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 72 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2025 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | DES MOINES, IOWA | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 2, 2025 | George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center | DENVER, COLORADO | Fall on same level unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 28, 2025 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | AUGUSTA, GEORGIA | Fall on same level unspecified | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 29, 2025 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | SYRACUSE, NEW YORK | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 16, 2024 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS | Intentional violence by other person n.e.c. | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Part of body unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 13, 2024 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | AUGUSTA, MAINE | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 9, 2024 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Head and extremities | Hospitalized |
| Feb 24, 2024 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs / Veterans Health Care Administration | DALLAS, TEXAS | Contact with hot objects or substances | Thermal burns degree unspecified | Trunk and other upper extremities | Hospitalized |
| Jan 22, 2024 | US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital | HINES, ILLINOIS | Fall on same level due to slip or trip | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2024 | U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Fractures | Hip joint(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Department of Veterans Affairs | DAYTON, OHIO | Rubbed or abraded by shoes, apparel, or accessories | Abrasions, scratches | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2023 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Admin, Minneapolis VA Health Care System | MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures and dislocations | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 25, 2023 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VERMONT | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2023 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Kansas City VA Medical Center: | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2023 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Long Beach Healthcare System | LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures and dislocations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 8, 2023 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Loma Linda Healthcare System | LOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 7, 2023 | Department of Veterans Affairs | DAYTON, OHIO | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Pelvic region, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2023 | US Department of Veterans Affairs - Sierra Nevada Health Care System - Reno | RENO, NEVADA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 26, 2022 | US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Battle Creek VA Medical Center 8V | BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Sep 20, 2022 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2022 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2022 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | CHARLOTTE HALL, MARYLAND | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2022 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Tibor Rubin VA Long Beach Medical Center | LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA | Struck by discharged object or substance | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2022 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Northern Indiana Health Care System | MARION, INDIANA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Convulsions, seizures | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| May 17, 2022 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration | MADISON, WISCONSIN | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| May 16, 2022 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 27, 2021 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System | SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Sep 4, 2021 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | AUGUSTA, MAINE | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 1, 2021 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - San Francisco Medical Center | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 25, 2021 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | AUGUSTA, GEORGIA | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Department of Veterans Affairs, Hudson Valley Health Care System, FDR Campus | MONTROSE, NEW YORK | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 12, 2021 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| May 3, 2021 | US Department of Veterans Affairs - Las Vegas Medical Center | NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Infectious diseases peculiar to the intestines, n.e.c. | Large intestine, colon, rectum | Hospitalized |
| Mar 19, 2021 | U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs - North Las Vegas VA Medical | NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Nonclassifiable | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 20, 2021 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | TAMPA, FLORIDA | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 22, 2020 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | AUGUSTA, MAINE | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 31, 2020 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Department of Veterans Affairs | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 17, 2020 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration | MADISON, WISCONSIN | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 26, 2020 | US Department of Veterans Affairs | NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 25, 2020 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Cloud VA Health Care System | SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 20, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital | HINES, ILLINOIS | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Strains | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 18, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA | Nonclassifiable | Sprains | Wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 29, 2019 | US Department of Veterans Affairs | NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 15, 2019 | US Department of Veterans Affairs | CINCINNATI, OHIO | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Thoracic region | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 18, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Jun 14, 2019 | US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center | BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| May 28, 2019 | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | BAY PINES, FLORIDA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Multiple foot (feet) locations | Hospitalized |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Department of Veterans Affairs | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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